Other Drugs

0% 25% 50% 75%

19.0

2.2

2.9

3.8

6.8

7.6

9.9

13.1

20.0

2.6

3.6

3.7

10.8

13.2

11.8

19.4

21.3

0.9

1.7

3.2

5.3

6.5

6.9

14.6

18.7

2.6

2.2

2.6

6.9

5.8

7.9

9.1

15.9

2.2

3.4

4.8

3.8

5.0

11.4

9.4

9th

10th11th12thTotal

use in South Dakota High Schools 2015&

OTHER DRUGS (by grade)

Percentage of students who have taken a prescription

drug (such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, Codeine,

Adderall, Ritalin, or Xanax) without a doctor’s

prescription one or more times during their life

Percentage of students who sniffed glue, breathed

the contents of aerosol spray cans, or inhaled any

paints or sprays to get high one or more times during

their life

Percentage of students who have taken over-the-counter

drugs to get high one or more times during their life

Percentage of students who have used synthetic

marijuana (also called K2 or Spice) one or more times

during their life

Percentage of students who used methamphetamines

one or more times during their life

Percentage of students who used heroin one or more

times during their life

Percentage of students who used a needle to inject

any illegal drug into their body one or more times

during their life

Percentage of students who were offered, sold, or given

an illegal drug by someone on school property during the

past 12 months

Alcohol

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

14.3

28.0

60.3

22.5

40.7

78.4

13.2

26.5

63.7

13.5

24.4

56.8

9.0

20.9

44.4

Unintentional Injuries

0% 25% 50% 75%

61.3

6.6

17.3

15.5

16.1

74.7

12.6

21.5

24.6

21.1

69.7

5.3

15.0

15.5

16.1

55.9

5.9

16.6

14.4

15.8

43.7

2.8

16.3

7.2

12.3

9th10th11th12thTotal

Unintentional Injuries

0% 25% 50% 75%

61.3

6.6

17.3

15.5

16.1

74.7

12.6

21.5

24.6

21.1

69.7

5.3

15.0

15.5

16.1

55.9

5.9

16.6

14.4

15.8

43.7

2.8

16.3

7.2

12.3

9th10th11th12thTotal

Why is this problematic? Adolescence is a period of both risk and opportunity in which

youth often take risks that may jeopardize their health and safety.

Early substance use and regular substance use and abuse by

youth are linked to a host of negative consequences including

academic failure, involvement in the criminal justice system, poor

health outcomes, suicide, and unintentional injury and death1.

Marijuana

0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

12.4

25.0

19.7

37.5

14.2

27.6

7.8

21.0

9.1

16.0

MARIJUANA (by grade)

Percentage of students who used marijuana one or more times during their life

Percentage of students who used marijuana one or more times during the past 30 days

ALCOHOL (by grade)

Percentage of students who had at least

one drink of alcohol on one or more days

during their life

Percentage of students who had at least

one drink of alcohol on one or more of the

past 30 days

Percentage of students who had five

or more drinks of alcohol in a row, that is,

within a couple of hours, on one or more

of the past 30 days

0%

25%

50%

2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Other Drugs Trends

0%

25%

50%

2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

SDUS

0%

25%

50%

2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

What works? • Environmental-level interventions that reduce opportunities for underage

drinking, increase enforcement and penalties for alcohol and drug use, and reduce community tolerance and acceptance of youth alcohol and drug use.

• Individual-level interventions, which seek to change knowledge, attitudes, motivations, and enhance refusal skills for youth and promote pro-social decision making2.

References1. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Available from: http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh283/111-120.htm2. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Alcohol Alert.

Available from: http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/AA67/AA67.htm

OTHER DRUG TRENDS

Percentage of students who have taken

a prescription drug (such as OxyContin,

Percocet, Vicodin, Codeine, Adderall, Ritalin,

or Xanax) without a doctor’s prescription

one or more times during their life

Percentage of students who sniffed glue,

breathed the contents of aerosol spray cans,

or inhaled any paints or sprays to get high

one or more times during their life

Percentage of students who used

methamphetamines one or more times

during their life

MARIJUANA TRENDS

Percentage of students who used marijuana one or more times during their life

Percentage of students who used marijuana one or more times during the past 30 days

ALCOHOL TRENDS

Percentage of students who had at least one

drink of alcohol on one or more of the past

30 days

Percentage of students who had five or more

drinks of alcohol in a row, that is, within a

couple of hours, on one or more of the past

30 days

Alcohol Trends

0%

25%

50%

2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

0%

25%

50%

2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

SDUS

U.S.S.D.

Marijana Trends

0%

25%

50%

2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

0%

25%

50%

2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

SDUS

U.S.S.D.

44.5%40.1% 39.2%

30.8%

44.7% 41.8%38.7%

34.9%

30.0%26.3% 26.2%

17.2%

26.0% 24.2%21.9%

20.8%

33.9%30.0%

32.8%29.6%

38.1% 36.8%39.9% 40.7%

17.7% 15.2%17.8% 16.1%

19.7% 20.8% 23.1% 23.4%

14.8% 12.8%

20.7%17.8%

13.7%10.4% 11.8% 10.7%

13.3%11.7% 11.4% 8.9%

28.0%

32.8%

14.3%

17.7%

25.0%

38.6%

12.4%

21.7%

13.1%

16.8%

9.9%

7.0%

5.0% 2.7% 3.5% 4.2%4.4% 4.1% 3.8% 3.2%

3.8%

3.8%